Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 78.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 78.7% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 83.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2004.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 203rd out of 215 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.1% | — |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 71.1% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 72.0% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 78.7% | 83.1% | 3 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Africa Western and Central was 78.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2004.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 203rd out of 215 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release